Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Temecula Valley Golden Bears
The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to face off against the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chaparral: 3.4, Temecula Valley: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chaparral has not done well against Temecula Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Chaparral narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Temecula Valley 3-2.
Masaki Brey was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Grant Israel, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Temecula Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chaparral has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Temecula Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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